Hello All, I am new to the forum and land rovers. I have lurked for a while, here and other places trying to figure out what vehicle to start with as a project. Since I was a kid I have spent most of my time building multiple track cars for both quarter mile and road racing. Also, restored several cars and general mods to daily driver (My style is more OEM+ than fast and furious). Now it's time to tackle and learn about off-road vehicles. I am originally from NY and have been in AZ for 3 years now and want to start exploring all of the great places in the West.
Enough about me now on to what I am working on.
Project Details:
Build a on and off-road use vehicle to go camping, etc. with the family on weekends with a budget of $8,000 for everything. I ended up choosing a Discovery 1 simply because I loved them as a teen but couldn't afford them new. The other factor in my decision, minimal electronics, available parts, aftermarket support and they look great.
So here is where I started:
$1,700 for a 1996 Discovery with 78K on the odo.
Bad pic but regardless once I started stripping the car for painting I quickly realized it had rust everywhere, on the firewall, inner fenders, floor pan, etc.. I then decided to use the motor, tranny, interior and any other goods bits as parts for another car.
So logical next step, find another Discovery 1. The search was not difficult and I landed with this:
$1,400 for a 1997 Discovery with 165K on the odo. Not an ounce of rust anywhere as it was an AZ/CA car all it's life.
It needed a complete overhaul on the interior but otherwise body is in great shape. The motor and tranny ran well but leaked oil from the rear main seal, it did not matter much as I was going to replace it with the 78k motor and transmission from the 1996.
I have come a long way in the past two months and will be posting progress and pics from the resto/build that I am currently doing.
TOTAL TO DATE: $3,100
I am looking forward to meeting everyone here.
-Marin
Enough about me now on to what I am working on.
Project Details:
Build a on and off-road use vehicle to go camping, etc. with the family on weekends with a budget of $8,000 for everything. I ended up choosing a Discovery 1 simply because I loved them as a teen but couldn't afford them new. The other factor in my decision, minimal electronics, available parts, aftermarket support and they look great.
So here is where I started:
$1,700 for a 1996 Discovery with 78K on the odo.
Bad pic but regardless once I started stripping the car for painting I quickly realized it had rust everywhere, on the firewall, inner fenders, floor pan, etc.. I then decided to use the motor, tranny, interior and any other goods bits as parts for another car.
So logical next step, find another Discovery 1. The search was not difficult and I landed with this:
$1,400 for a 1997 Discovery with 165K on the odo. Not an ounce of rust anywhere as it was an AZ/CA car all it's life.
It needed a complete overhaul on the interior but otherwise body is in great shape. The motor and tranny ran well but leaked oil from the rear main seal, it did not matter much as I was going to replace it with the 78k motor and transmission from the 1996.
I have come a long way in the past two months and will be posting progress and pics from the resto/build that I am currently doing.
TOTAL TO DATE: $3,100
I am looking forward to meeting everyone here.
-Marin
